Lbp Am Sa Invests $2.36 Million in Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC)

Lbp Am Sa bought a new position in shares of Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 49,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,360,000.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Yum China by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 74,363 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,582,000 after acquiring an additional 404 shares in the last quarter. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ lifted its stake in Yum China by 8.2% in the 4th quarter. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ now owns 73,785 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,541,000 after buying an additional 5,600 shares in the last quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. lifted its stake in Yum China by 305.9% in the 4th quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 280,094 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,492,000 after buying an additional 211,090 shares in the last quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new position in Yum China in the 4th quarter valued at about $231,000. Finally, Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. purchased a new position in Yum China in the 4th quarter valued at about $31,836,000. 85.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Yum China

In other news, insider Jeff Kuai sold 3,900 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $48.21, for a total transaction of $188,019.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 56,602 shares in the company, valued at $2,728,782.42. This trade represents a 6.45 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CTO Leila Zhang sold 4,000 shares of Yum China stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.59, for a total transaction of $202,360.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer now owns 52,075 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,634,474.25. This trade represents a 7.13 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 45,152 shares of company stock worth $2,242,176 in the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.30% of the company’s stock.

Yum China Trading Up 5.0 %

Shares of Yum China stock opened at $51.53 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $46.92 and its 200 day moving average price is $45.33. Yum China Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $28.50 and a twelve month high of $52.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.38 billion, a PE ratio of 22.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.35.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.31 by ($0.01). Yum China had a return on equity of 13.83% and a net margin of 8.06%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Yum China Holdings, Inc. will post 2.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Yum China Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 6th will be paid a $0.24 dividend. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.86%. This is a positive change from Yum China’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.16. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 6th. Yum China’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 41.20%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, StockNews.com lowered shares of Yum China from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th.

Yum China Company Profile

Yum China Holdings, Inc owns, operates, and franchises restaurants in the People's Republic of China. The company operates through KFC, Pizza Hut, and All Other segments. It operates restaurants under the KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Lavazza, Little Sheep, and Huang Ji Huang concepts. The company also operates V-Gold Mall, a mobile e-commerce platform to sell products; and offers online food deliver services.